Ventilating-section for corsets.



R. F. BEARDSLEY.

vENTlLATlNG sEcTloN FoR coRsETs.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.4,19!7` Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

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ROBERT F. BEARDSLEY, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 KALAMAZOO COBSET COMPANY, OF KALAIVIAZOO, IVIICHIGAN.

VENTILATING-SECTION FOR CORETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.. 8, 1918..

Appfication filed October 4, 1917. Serial No. 194,753.

Be it known that I, ROBERT F. BEARDS- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of Kalamazoo, State of ltlichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ventilating-Sections for Corsets, of which the following is a specification.

rl'his invention relates to improvements in ventilating sections for corsets and similar garments.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an improved ventilating section for corsets or similar garments which may be rapidly and economically formed by machine work.

Second to provide an improved garment having ventilating sections which is neat in appearance and of light weight and at the same time very strong and durable.

Further objects, and objects relating to structural details, will defintely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying di'awing, forming a part of this specification, in which:

Ifigure I is a detail elevation of a corset embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. II is a detail elevati-on of the ventilating strip employed by me.

Fig. III is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line 3-3 of Fig. I.

Fig. IV is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line 4-4 of Fig. II.

Fig. V is a perspective view of one of the cross pieces of the ventilating strip.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the seve 'al views, and the sectional views are taken looking' in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

I have illustrated only such portions of a garment as will enable the undersfanding of my invention. It will be understood that my impi'oved ventilating insert may be inserted at the front or at the back or otherwise as may be dcsired.

The fabric parts and stitching are shown conventionally for convenience in illustration.

Iteferring to the drawing, 1, 1, represent sections of the body of a garment, such as a corset, having opposed spaced edges. As one of the aims is to secure a light, cool garment, these are preferably of a single thicliness of material. A ventilating insert is introduced between these Sections l, l, comprising spaced cross pieces 2, to the ends of which are secured longitudinal insert strips 3. These cross pieces are preferably formed of two strips of fabric Al, ll, having infolded edges 5, the strips being secured together by longituclinal rows of stitches 6 adjacent their edges. In practice these strips are .sewed in long pieces and cut to proper lengths. The longitudinal strips 3 are formed of pieces of tape or fabric 7, 7, having infolded edges 8, the ends of the cross pieces 2 being disposed between the inner edges of the longitudinal strips, the pieces forming` the longitudinal strips and the cross pieces being secured together by rows of stitching 9 at the inner edges of the longitudinal strips. p

The edges of the body Sections 10 are disposed between the outer edges of the longitudinal strips 3 and secured by rows of stitching ll at the outer edges of the strips. This eifectively unites the parts and when united the garinent has a finished and attractve appeai'ance, the parts being united without producing any objecti-onal tliickness of material at any point.

It is possible to manufacture the insert strips by machinery, a machine suitable for the purpose being' shown in my co-pending application filed October 10, 1917, Serial No. 195,727.

dinary sewing machine used in the manufacture of corsets and the like, which is of special advantage, as it results in economy in manufacture.

I have not attempted to illustrate or describe various adaptations of my improvements, as I believe the disclosure made will enable those shilled in the art to embody or adapt the same as may be dcsired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Iietters Patent, is:

1. In a corset, the combination of two The insert strips may be as- -sembled w1th the body Sections, by an orbody Sections thereof having spaccd opposed edges, and an 1nse1't coinprlsmg spaced cross pieces forlned of sti'ips of fabric having,` infolded edges secured to-- gether by longitudinal rows of stitches at each edge, and pairs of longitudinal strips having infoided edges between the inner dges of which the ends of said cross sti'ips are disposed and secui'ed by rows of longitudinal Stitches at the inner edges of said longitudinal sti'ips, the edges of said body pieces of fabric, and pairs of longitudinal strips betweenl the inner edges of which the ends of said cross sti'ips are dispesed and secured by rows of iongitudinal Vstitches at the inner edges of said longitudinal strips, the edges of said body Sections being dis- VVposed between and secured to the outer edges of said longitudinal strips by row of len w gitudinal stitches at their outer edges.

In Wtnes's' whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal m the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT ARSLE E11,;v 8;] fifitnesses: f

STELLA J. KMN, C. F. BOWMAN.

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